Spurs prepared for post-rodeo stench in their first game back at the AT&T Center

After being displaced from the AT&T Center for most of the month of February by the San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo, the Spurs are prepared for the first game back in 25 days.

The rodeo leaves an odor in the building for the first several games — a scent the Spurs are well accustomed to after previous Rodeo Road Trips.

“The smell? Tony Parker said. “I don’t know. It doesn’t smell good.”

George Hill was a little more descriptive in what he expects when the Spurs meet up with Oklahoma City Wednesday night, but didn’t want to say everything because of the presence of several television camera at Tuesday’s practice.

“Am I allowed to say what I really think it smells like? Because you can’t cuss on the air,” Hill said. “I have to put on a good image for the kids. So, it will smell like boo boo, with a whole bunch of flies.”

Boo boo or not, the Spurs are glad to return after their nine-game road trip — longest of the season.

“It seems like we were gone forever, almost a month,” Parker said. “It feels good to be home.”

Hill is also excited about the Spurs’ first home game since beating Houston on Jan. 29.

“It will be a a great atmosphere to get back into our home crowd and see our fans again for the first time in a long time,” Hill said. “I’m really looking forward to it.”